Rideback (ライドバックRaidobakku), typeset in Japan as RIDEBACK and RideBack, is a Japanese manga series created by Tetsurō Kasahara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's monthly Ikki magazine from March 2003 to January 2009, spanning a total of ten volumes. Set in Japan in 2020, it follows the story of female student Rin Ogata as she comes across a two-wheeled automobile robot known as a Rideback. In 2009, it was adapted into an anime TV series by Madhouse. At Anime Central 2010, anime distributor Funimation announced that they have licensed the series for North America with its release planned for 2011.

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In the future, an organization called the GGP has taken control of the world. Rin Ogata was a promising up-and-coming ballet dancer, but suffered a serious injury while dancing and decided to quit. Years later in college, she comes across a club building and soon finds herself intrigued by a transforming motorcycle-like robotic vehicle called a "Rideback". She soon finds that her unique ballet skills with balance and finesse make her a born natural on a Rideback.

The protagonist of the series. Born in Japan on September 11, 2001. Her parents were Yuki and Munetatsu, and due to her mother being a talented dancer, was therefore expected to be their natural successor, having participated in dancing competitions from a young age. However, in 2017, she fractured her left foot while dancing and subsequently decided to stop dancing, later enrolling in the theater department of Musashino University, where she first comes across Rideback.

Haruki Hishida (菱田春樹Hishida Haruki)

Second year student in the English department and Rin's senior. An enthusiast of Ridebacks.

Tamayo Kataoka (片岡珠代Kataoka Tamayo)

Third year student in the French literature department and a senior to both to Rin and Haruki. The Rideback champion of Japan.

Shōko Uemura (上村しょう子Uemura Shōko)

Childhood friend of Rin's.

Tenshirō Okakura (岡倉天司郎Okakura Tenshirō)

Head of the Rideback team. Possessing a strict character and a large nose.

The anime adaptation of the series premiered in January 2009 on Chiba TV and is scheduled to contain 12 episodes. A 160-second promotional video to the series was previewed at the 2008 Tokyo Anime Fair.